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Transcontinental Thai-French flavors seep into the pages of The Elephant's menu, leaving it spicy, yet legible. Treat your tongue to a starter such as salmon tartare served with a hot chili sauce ($9.75) or the charcoal-grilled eggplant salad garnished with cilantro and drizzled in sweet and sour dressing ($8.75). Double pork chops with sautéed Asian veggies ($19.75) and mussels steamed in a light curry sauce with French baguette ($17.75 for a full order) are oddball pairs that pair more perfectly than shoes and socks. Vegetarian options include non-duck duck breast in a sweet soy sauce with red pepper and scallions ($14) and aged tofu pad Thai loaded with rice noodles, crushed peanuts, and bean sprouts ($14). Pull a colorful seat up to the bar and banish low spirits with spirits from The Elephant's drink menu, or hang back, shrouded by hanging beads, and soak up the scene.

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Apparently there's no faster way for a westerner to upset the people of Thailand than to tell them how to cook. As The New York Times reported in 2010, chef David Thompson set off a ruckus when he opened a Bangkok branch of his Michelin-starred Thai restaurant, his stated purpose being to revive a Thai food scene he considered stale. Thais scoffed at the suggestion that a non-native could master the intensely spicy dishes that comprise much of traditional Thai cooking. But surveying New York City's Thai food scene, it seems plenty of restaurants have come to trust Americans to handle Thai's full heat.

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